Carol Rosin
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| Dr. Carol Sue Rosin | |
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| Born | March 29, 1944  Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Education | University of Delaware |
| Occupation | Educator Author Consultant |
| Spouse | Jon Cypher |
Carol Sue Rosin (b. March 29, 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an award-winning educator, author, leading aerospace executive and space and missile defense consultant. She is a former spokesperson for Wernher von Braun and has consulted to a number of companies, organizations, government departments and the intelligence community. She is the current President of the Institute for Cooperation in Space (ICIS) which she co-founded with Alfred Webre. Dr. Rosin has received the support of various prominent individuals such as U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich [1][2], and Hon. Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian Minister of National Defence. She is also a witness for The Disclosure Project. [3]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Education
She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Delaware and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanities from Archbishop Soloman Gbadebo, Nigeria.
[edit] Fairchild Industries
Rosin was the first woman to hold the position of Corporate Manager at Fairchild Industries[3] from 1974 through 1977, where she met the late Wernher von Braun. When they first met in early 1974, Von Braun was dying of cancer. [4] According to Rosin's accounts, Von Braun spent the last years of his life explaining to her his position that space-based weapons are dangerous, destabilizing, too costly, unnecessary, and unworkable, and explaining the available alternatives. [4] He asked Dr. Rosin to be his spokesperson and to appear on occasions when he was too ill to speak. [4] According to Rosin, he also asked her to take on the challenge of promoting the ban of space weapons by educating decision makers and the grassroots about transforming the military industrial complex into a peaceful space exploration industry. [4]
According to Rosin, von Braun also spoke of the existence of "off planet cultures" (extraterrestrials) and government conspiracies to keep the existence of them a secret. [4][5]
[edit] Space weapons consultant
Rosin has been a consultant to corporations and organizations, including TRW, Disney, GE, IBM and the National Space Institute on space and defense. She has testified before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate, the President's Commission on Space and has met with people in over 100 countries about the feasibility of banning space-based weapons.
[edit] Current life
She is the founder and former director of the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space (ISCOS), an NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Counsel (UN-ECOSOC). [6]
She co-founded the Institute for Cooperation in Space (ICIS) in 2001 and is the current President. The ICIS board is made up of various prominent individuals such as former astronauts Edgar Mitchell & Dr. Brian O'Leary, as well as Arthur C. Clarke, General Council Daniel Sheehan and John McConnell who is the founder of International Earth Day. [6]
She currently lives in Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador. [6][7] She co-owns a hotel in Vilcabamba named Madre Tierra where she focuses on wildlife conservation, the study of organic foods and remedies as well as negative ions. [8]
[edit] Awards
Rosin has received the Space Humanitarian Award in 2000 from the United Societies in Space for her 30 years of dedication on the subject[9], a Science Teachers Gold Medal Award, an Aviation Writers Award and an American Society of Engineering Educators Award for organizing the motivation program "It's Your Turn" for youth, women and minorities. [10]
[edit] Media
[edit] Videos
- Disclosure Project - National Press Club Conference - Washington, D.C. - May 9, 2001
[edit] Audio
[edit] Radio Interviews
- The Space Show - June 29, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ Naymik, Mark. "Many Kucinich backers are out there – way out", The Plain Dealer (newspaper), March 12, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Rulon, Malia. "Spiritual leader", Associated Press, May 31, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b Disclosure Witness Testimony Menu. Disclosure Project. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ a b c d e Carol Rosin. National Press Club Conference [Recording]. Washington DC: Disclosure Project.
- ^ Howe, Linda Moulton (2004). Anti-Satellite Weapons, interview with Carol Rosin. Nancy Red Star. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b c ICIS Board of Directors & Advisors. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Pinchevsky, Moisés. "Carol Rosin, pacifista de la era espacial", El Universo, October 8, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. ((Spanish))
- ^ Madre Tierra, Hotel en Vilcabamba. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Space Governance Journal" 7/8: 41. Space Governance Journal.
- ^ Livingston, David. Carol Rosin. The Space Show. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- Gettelman, Elizabeth. "Check overhead: Council says weapons not allowed there", Berkeley Daily Planet, September 14, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- Bulletin 20 - How to Proceed with the Space Preservation Treaty. International Network of Engineers and ScientistsAgainst Proliferation. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Official links
[edit] Miscellaneous links
- June 2004 Interview with Dr. Carol Rosin (requires sign-up)
- Photo of Dr. Carol Rosin at Washington's National Press Club
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